Marvel Is Officially Back as ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Sets Record High Debut

Published Aug 4, 2026, 7:45 PM EDT

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In case you hadn’t heard, Tom Holland’s Peter Parker is back in theaters, and most people can’t stop talking about it. The long-awaited *Spider-Man: Brand New Day, *the last feature-length step on the road to Marvel’s * *Avengers: Doomsday, finally debuted this past weekend after months of enormous hype. Holland, of course, returned, joined by his The Odyssey co-stars **Zendaya **and Jon Bernthal, as well as **Jacob Batalon **as Ned, Michael Mando as Scorpion, **Marvin Jones III **as Tombstone, **Mark Ruffalo **as Bruce Banner, and more.

The film opened to overwhelmingly positive reviews, earning an 89% score from criticsand a near-perfect 98% from audiences on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. In Charlie Ridgley’s review for Collider, he awarded the movie an 8/10, calling it “the best Spidey adventure in 20 years” and joining most other critics in praising the move into more mature themes as Holland’s Parker ages. So, with such high praise from critics and the promise of a blockbuster film experience on the way, just how many people would head to the theater to see Brand New Day?

The answer is record-breaking, with it now confirmed that the film has made over $360 million in its domestic debut, which tops the $357 million earned by ***Avengers: Endgame ***to take the crown. This isn’t the only box office record that *Brand New Day *has already set; it has also earned the largest preview haul with $72 million, as well as the biggest opening day with just shy of $170 million. In total, the film has already collected an eye-watering $1 billion worldwide and, with no major competition coming in the next few weeks, who knows how high this latest MCU entry can rise.

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